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Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Questions about Service Pack 1 Microsoft released the first service pack for Windows 7 earlier this week on “Patch Tuesday” and I’d like to help answer some questions about this update. What is a service pack? A service pack is a massive collection of updates (or “hotfixes” as Microsoft calls them) that makes it convenient for a newly installed operating system to be fully updated. They typically don’t add many new features, and Service Pack [...]
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Tagged: automatic, bandwidth, download, firewall, flash drive, hotfix, operating system, quicker, reboot, restart, service pack, speed, System Restore, update, wallpaper, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Disable Automatic Restart On System Failure
We’ve probably all seen a system failure message – often referred to a Blue Screen of Death – sometime during use of a Windows PC. Even though Microsoft developed Windows 7 more sound and less likely for one to occur, system failures can still be caused by a number of problems including but not limited to installing new hardware, improper changes to operating system settings, and even malware. Unfortunately, that BSOD often flashes on and [...]
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Tagged: automatic, BSOD, operating system, reboot, restart, shutdown, system failure, Windows 7, Windows XP